Imports (y/y %) +5.7 +12.2 +29.9 Trade balance (US$ bln) +4.51 +4.25 +6.19 FEBRUAR JANUARY Y Exports to China (y/y %) +14.8 +57.0 Exports to U.S. (y/y %) +14.8 +21.9 Exports to Japan (y/y %) +0.5 +21.
Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake
Ten years after Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the lives of many who survived are still on hold. On March 11, 2011, one of the biggest temblors …
Japan Risks Resuming Global Economic Irrelevance
After its most promising economic expansion since the early 1990s, Japan no longer seems to have a strategy to beat stagnation.
Japan’s largest business body appoints first female vice chair
The Japan Business Federation has appointed Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., as the first female vice chair in its 75-year history. But Namba will be the only …
US, Australia, India, Japan: Quad heads of state to hold first-ever summit this week
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit this week, a source in Japan with direct knowledge of the talks told CNN on Tuesday.
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as shares in Japan, South Korea struggle for gains
Tuesday’s session follows after European and U.S. stocks began the new week on a positive mood, where blue-chip benchmark Dow gained about 300 points.
MGM Resorts International: MGM Positioned for U.S. Sports Betting Expansion, Macao Demand Recovery, and Japan Opportunity
Find the latest MGM Resorts International (MGM) stock forecast based on top analyst’s estimates, plus more investing and trading data from Yahoo Finance …
Catalina Forms Innovative Business Alliance with Toshiba Tec in Japan
Catalina Marketing Japan K.K. has formed a business alliance with Tokyo-based Toshiba Tec Corporation to expand data-driven marketing solutions for brands and retailers in Japan’s rapidly expanding in …
South Korea remembers ‘comfort women’ on International Women’s Day
South Korean President Moon Jae-in observed International Women’s Day by recognizing Korean women forced to serve in Japanese wartime brothels.
Scholars outraged over Harvard professor’s claims about sex slaves in wartime Japan
Harvard University professor J. Mark Ramseyer rejected research finding that Japan’s “comfort women” were forced to work at brothels in World War II.